成都电子机械高等专科学校：《大学英语》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Book 1 Unit 9 The Brain The Most Powerful Computer in the Universe

College English, Book I Unit 9 The brain The most powerful Computer in the Universe

College English, Book I The Brain The Most Powerful Computer in the Universe Unit 9

Background Information Organization of the Text Introductory Questions Text New Word Reading ● Intensive Study Exercise Check-up Assignment

• Background Information • Organization of the Text • Introductory Questions • Text & New Word Reading • Intensive Study • Exercise Check-up • Assignment

Background Information Aristotle Brain reece □

• Aristotle • Brain • Greece Background Information

Background Information More than any other thinker, Aristotle determined the orientation and the content of western intellectual history. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that through the centuries became the support and vehicle for both medieval(中世纪的) Christian and slamic(伊斯兰教的) scholastic thought: until the end of the 17th century, Western culture was Aristotelian. Even after the intellectual revolutions of centuries to follow, Aristotelian concepts and ideas remained em bedded(深入) in Western thinking More to learn

Background Information More than any other thinker, Aristotle determined the orientation and the content of Western intellectual history. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that through the centuries became the support and vehicle for both medieval（中世纪的） Christian and Islamic（伊斯兰教的）scholastic thought: until the end of the 17th century, Western culture was Aristotelian. Even after the intellectual revolutions of centuries to follow, Aristotelian concepts and ideas remained embedded（深入）in Western thinking. More to learn

Background Information Aristotle's intellectual range was vast, covering most of the sciences and many of the arts. He worked in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, and botany(i 物学); in psychology, political theory, and ethics(伦理 学); in logic and metaphysics(行而上学); in history, literary theory, and rhetoric(修辞学)· His greatest achievements were in two unrelated areas: he invented the study of formal logic, devising for it a finished system, known as Aristotelian syllogistic(三段论法的), that for centuries was regarded as the sum of logic; and he pioneered the study of zoology, both observational and theoretical, in which his work was not surpassed (超越) until the19 th century. More to learn

Background Information Aristotle’s intellectual range was vast, covering most of the sciences and many of the arts. He worked in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, and botany（植 物学）; in psychology, political theory, and ethics （伦理 学）; in logic and metaphysics （行而上学）; in history, literary theory, and rhetoric （修 辞学 ） . His greatest achievements were in two unrelated areas: he invented the study of formal logic, devising for it a finished system, known as Aristotelian syllogistic（三段论法的）, that for centuries was regarded as the sum of logic; and he pioneered the study of zoology, both observational and theoretical, in which his work was not surpassed （超越）until the 19th century. More to learn

Background Information Aristotle's historical importance is second to none, and his work remains a powerful component (Hps)in current philosophical debate

Background Information Aristotle’s historical importance is second to none, and his work remains a powerful component （部分）in current philosophical debate

Background Information Brain is the portion of the central nervous system contained within the skull. The brain is the control center for movement, sleep hunger, thirst, and virtually every other vital activity necessary to survival. All human emotions--including love, hate, fear, anger, elation, and sadness- are controlled by the brain 得意洋洋

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Background Information Greece the southernmost of the countries of the Ba1 kan peninsula(巴尔王半岛).工tisa1 and of mountains and of sea. Greece has an area of 50,949 square m⊥es (131,957 square kilometers), of which one-fifth constitutes the Greek islands. The area of Greece is approximately the same as that of England or the U.. state of Alabama 大约 More to learn

Background Information Greece the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula(巴尔干半岛). It is a land of mountains and of sea. Greece has an area of 50,949 square miles (131,957 square kilometers), of which one-fifth constitutes the Greek islands. The area of Greece is approximately the same as that of England or the U.S. state of Alabama. More to learn 大约

Background Information Greece has more than 2,000 islands of which 170 are inhabited, some f the easternmost Aegean(爱琴海) islands1 ie just a few miles off the Turkish coast. Given this situation it is no accident that Greece has always had a strong nautica1(航海的) 七yadi七ion 雅典 The country's capital is Athens, which has expanded rapidly in the period since World War II. The area around the capital is now home to about one-third of the country ' s entire population More to learn

Background Information Greece has more than 2,000 islands, of which 170 are inhabited; some of the easternmost Aegean（爱琴海）islands lie just a few miles off the Turkish coast. Given this situation, it is no accident that Greece has always had a strong nautical （ 航海的 ） tradition. The country's capital is Athens, which has expanded rapidly in the period since World War II. The area around the capital is now home to about one-third of the country's entire population. More to learn 雅典

Background Information Greece Flag Greece Map BOS Black YUGO. BULGARIA Sea ALBASIAMACE GREEC TURKEY Jonan Mediterranean Sea

Background Information Greece Flag Greece Map